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Originally Posted by crendonman427sc
Hi Troy,
Not going to race it but its not just going to sit idle.
The Car Specification is changing by the day!!
I am still going the Period Correct Route and have now found the following:
1963 289 HIPO Block Bored .040 (5 Bolt Bell House Pattern)
1963 Pair Original Cast Iron Heads
1963 Bellhouse (5 Bolt - Narrow Style)
1964 4 Speed T10 Transmission
All items are correct Cast Numbers. Engine will be Fully Machined as necessary, together with a Jim Inglese tuned - 8 Stack Weber arrangement on top!
I am waiting for the Engine Builder to get back to me with specification as I need a hot streetable engine rather than something that's highly stressed.
Thanks and Regards
David
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David,
Nice find! My only suggestion would be to consider ditching the 1963 bellhousing and going with a Quicktime steel bellhousing if possible. Having a period correct one is nice, but the last thing you want that close to your feet and lower legs is an old and possibly fragile item whose primary purpose is in the event of a clutch, pressure plate or flywheel breaking to prevent one or all of those items from removing those previously mentioned body parts from your body!
It happens, and is more likely in vehicles with higher horsepower. While 340 HP is considered mild on this forum, that is a lot of horsepower. I have seen small displacement race engines that are only producing 150 HP shatter a flywheel or clutch. In some vehicles it is not as big an issue as it is in a cobra, that flywheel is right around your ankles.
Good luck with the build. Hunting down the parts is fun. Now if you really want to go retro you could ditch the factory brake system and go Girling...
Looking forward to following your build.
Jim